Archive for June, 2013

YCD And ScreenPlay Technologies Transforming Bowling Centres

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Bowlmor, one of the most successful bowling concepts in the US, has started to install an innovative platform in its venues that provides on-screen music and video entertainment with the goal of creating a more show-like and fun dance club atmosphere – and where the game is combined with visual effects and music, according to […]

Scala Names Dan McAllister New VP Sales Americas

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Dan McAllister has joined Scala, the Exton, Pennsylvania-based global provider of end-to-end software solutions for digital signage, visual communications and advertising management, as its new vice-president sales – Americas. “Our company is built around exceptionally talented people who have passion for this business and Dan is a perfect match to lead Scala’s sales efforts in […]

Tribeca Flashpoint Again Selects Visible Spectrum Platform

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Visible Spectrum Inc., Burr Ridge, Illinois, announced that Tribeca Flashpoint Academy – for the second year running – will kick off orientation week with student teams competing to build marketing campaigns featuring real video ads they create on VSI’s platform. Killian Heilsberg, program director, says, “VSI’s interface is so intuitive and easy to use that […]

VeriFone Media To Roll Out Digital Taxi Tops Across London

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Eyetease have been around for well over four years now, so it seems weird to see them described as a ‘TechCity start-up’ in the latest press release and various bits of PR seen in traditional UK media over this past weekend. The press release tells us that the taxi tops (the EyeTease iTaxitops) are currently […]

Groupe Viva Incorporates Sportech

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Canadian firm Groupe Viva, Boisbriand, Quebec, is incorporating Sportech, video production firm and a supplier of technical equipment for corporate and public events. Groupe Viva is a 10-year-old specialist in the design and deployment of in-store digital customer experiences. The addition of Sportech expertise will allow Groupe Viva to equally enhance the customer experience of […]

ISA, Illinois Sign Association And End User Groups Partner To Support Legislation

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The International Sign Association, Illinois Sign Association And End User Groups recently partnered to exempt existing on-premise signs from registration. The ISA and the Illinois Sign Association teamed up to support legislation in Illinois that removes restrictions on existing on-premise signs along Illinois state highways. The two organizations worked closely with the Illinois Association of […]

ONELAN At Marketing Week Live 2013

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

In collaboration with Samsung and AVM, ONELAN will be showing its solutions for retail in the Retail Zone at Marketing Week Live on Stand E217 in London Olympia on June 26 – 27, 2013. It will demonstrate a range of solutions for retail applications including: 4k retail video wall driven by four synchronized media players; […]

Have @SignageLive Drunk All The @SamsungBizUSA Kool-Aid?

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We have the utmost respect for Jason Cremins and the Signagelive business he has built up – (he and) they have always featured highly in our #DSTop10 reviews (they were number two in our list in 2012). It’s a small business that punches way above its weight, has recruited some great guys (Raffi Vartian and […]

Why Innovation Itself Must Be The Next Big Thing

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Last week I had the privilege of speaking in front of almost 300 people at the Taiwanese Digital Signage Multimedia Association’s (DSMA) annual forum during COMPUTEX TAIPEI. I was not alone in speaking of course, and the DSMA (mainly I think, due to the efforts of IAdea’s CEO John Wang) had managed to secure a […]

Why Innovation Itself Must Be The Next Big Thing (PDF)

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Here’s my Friday 7th June 2013 presentation I used at the Digital Signage Multimedia Association’s (DSMA) annual forum during COMPUTEX TAIPEI. … and here’s a bit more blurb on the other speakers and the event itself.